Rail-fastener and combined metal and cement tie.



11. R. WILL. RAIL FASTENER'AND COMBINED METAL AND CEMENT TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8,1011.

Patented Oct. 10, 1911.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented Oct; 10, 1911.

D. R. WILL.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8,1911.

RAIL FASTENER AND COMBINED METAL AND CEMENT TIE;

. TUNE? FEQ DANIEL B. WILL, F AVA, ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented on. re, 1911..

Application filed July 8, 191 1 SerialNo. 687,560.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, DANIEL R. WILL, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Ava, in the county of Jackson and State of Illi nois, have invented a new and useful Rail- Fastener and Combined Metal and Cement Tie; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a new and useful rail. fastener adapted principally in connection with the railway tie, shown, described and claimed in the Patent No. 955,928, dated April 26, 1910.

The principal object of the invention is the production of a rail fastener, the parts of which may be adjusted for clamping various sizes offails. v

A'further feature of the invention is the fact that the bolts which secure the clamping plates to the tie, penetrate sleeves, which are embedded in the cement of the tie, as shown in the drawings.

A further feature of the invention is the provision of clamping plates having strengthening ribs, which -merge together and terminate into shoulders, acting as abutments for the edges of transverse flat bars, through the ends of which the bolts, which fasten the clamping plates in position, penetrate;

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

Inthe drawings :Figure l is a view in perspective of the improved rail fastener, as applied to a cement and metal tie, of the construction shown in the said patent. Fig. 2 is a sectional view, on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a plan view showing the rail fastener as holding a rail of the largest size. Fig. 4 is a view of one of the clamping plates of the fastener removed, with the lowered clamping plate disposed therebeneath.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates a combined metal and cement tie, the same being constructed in accordance with the tie disclosed in the said Patent No. 855,928. Arranged adjacent the tie is a plate 2, having at each end on its upper face transverse corrugations3, with which the corrugation st of the clamping plates 5 cooperate in order to prevent movement of the plates 5. These plates are recessed-as shown at 6 to engage 1 .but also the bars 11 the plate 2.

the base of the rail, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The plates 5 are 'provided with slots 7 through which the bolts. 8 extend. These bolts 8 also extend through the plate 2, into the sleeves 9 rectangular in cross section (which are embedded in the'cement of the tie.) The bolts not only penetrate the sleeves, of the tie. The bolts, however, are first extended through theflat metal bars 12, which are disposed adjacent the upper faces of the plates 5. The ends of the bars 12 are turned upwardly'after the bolts are inserted, as shown at 13, to contact with the bolt heads, to prevent the bolts from unscrewing.

The upper faces of the plates?) are provided with a plurality of strengthening ribs 15', which merge together as shown at 16,

in order to provide the shoulder 1?, against 'wlnch the upturned flanges of the bars 12 contact, that is, when the plates 5 are clamping a rail of the largest size asshown in Fig. 3. 4

To prevent end wise movement of the rail, the base flanges of each rail are slotted transversely thereof, as shown at 19, for the reception of the keys slots 21 of the From the foregoing it will be noted, that there has been produced a novel andsimple rail fastener, adapted for use in connection upon combined metal and cement ties, and one which may be adjusted, for clamping various sizes of rails.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is:

1. In combination, a combined metal and cement, tie, a plate having corrugations at each end arranged thereon, a rail resting on the plate, clamping plates, one upon each side of the rail engaging the base flanges thereof, the clamping plates having s o s and provided with strengthening ribs me, ing into a shoulder, bolts penetrating the clamping plates andthe first plate and anchored in the tie, bars through which the 20, which also engage the plates 5, and the recess 220i bolts extend havin u) turned flan es to engage the shoulder.

2. in :o1nbinution, a combined metal and cement tie, plate having corrugations at each end arranged thereon, a rail resting on the plate, clamping plates one upon each side of the rail engaging the'base flanges thereof, the clamping plates having slots and provided with strengthening ribs merg ug; into a shoulder, bolts penetrating the elzunping plates and the first plate and, 21.11- ehored in the lie, bars througl'i which the bolts extend having upturned flanges to engage the shoulder, and means penetrating lhe elzunping plates and the mil 'l ol prevent ing enrlwise n'iovement 01 the rail.

In combination, a combined. metal and cement 'rie having sleeveo einhechled therein, a hu se plate resting on the tie having eon-u gntione :irl each end upon its upper face, a tie rmfling on lhe base plate, clumping plate. hmihg slots and provided with eor 'ug'al ions l'U engage the corrugations of flie base plate, one elzunping plate being arranged on each side of the rail, the clamping plates liming sliouiailors metallic oars extending trunsversely of the clamping plziles and re'videcl. with lllilllll'ilfifl llmzges to engage lhe shoulders, bolls penetrating the .melwlilie l; &rs,the clamping plates, the base plate, and extending into the tie and anchoreifl in the sleeves, he metal liars having upturned ends to en.- guge the bolls and a my penetrating the rail the clamping plate and the plate to prev mi endwise movement of the rail.

Iln lies; .hnen y" whereof I have signed my name to ihie specification in he presence of two sul'iscriblng witnesses.

Dilli'llll'i ll. W1"

Witnesses ill-11mm. Smith, 

